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To Locate Reviews of Films
The following titles are useful for locating reviews of films.Film Criticism: An Index to Critics' Anthologies -- Ref
Z5784. H4
Indexes reviews of films that have appeared in collections.
Film Review Index
-- Index Section, Main Floor 1882-1985
A selective index of reviews of films released between 1882 and 1985. Arrangement
is alphabetical by title. After each title is a list of reviews.
How to Locate
Reviews of Plays and Films: a Bibliography of Criticism from the Beginnings
to the Present -- Ref Z5781. S19
Indexes entries that have appeared in newspapers, journals, cinema criticism
checklists, and books. Also included are entries for documentaries and animated
films, and sources for stills. Entries are arranged chronologically. Includes
index.
Index to Critical
Film Reviews in British and American Periodicals Ref Z5784. M9 B64 2 volumes
Indexes film reviews in selected English-language periodicals from 1950-1973.
Magill's Cinema
Annual -- Ref PN1993. 3. M34
Contains reviews of selected films from 1981 to the present.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. English Language Films, Second Series-- Ref PN1995. M32 6 vols.
Provides criticism on significant English-language films released between
1927 and 1981.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. Foreign Language Films -- Ref PN1993. 45. M34 8 vols.
Provides critical articles on 700 foreign-language films.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. Silent Films -- Ref PN1995. 75. M33 3 vols.
Provides critical articles on silent films produced from 1902 to 1936. International
in scope.
Media Review
Digest -- Ref Z5784. M9 M85
Indexes film reviews that have appeared in selected periodicals and provides
a short synopsis of each film.
The New York
Times Film Reviews -- Ref PN1995. N4
Index to film reviews that appeared in the New York Times newspaper from 1913-1968.
Variety's Film
Reviews -- Ref PN1995. V34
Contains reviews that were first published in the magazine Variety.
Index by title.
References Sources for Film Literature
BibliographiesThe Critical Index: a Bibliography of articles on films
in English 1946-1973 --Ref Z5784. M9 G47
This is a guide to periodical articles about directors, producers, actors,
critics, screenwriters, cinematographers, and film-related topics. Entries
are arranged by name and by topic.
Filmed Books
and Plays: a List of Books and Plays from which Films have been made -- Ref
Z5794. M9 E574
Covers films produced between 1928 and 1983. Contains Film Title index and
an Author index.
Frame by Frame
- A Black Filmography -- Ref PN1995. 9. N4 K57
This is a compendium of more than 3,000 films that contain black themes or
subject matter. Also includes information on black artists, producers, directors,
musicians, animators or consultants who have contributed to the cinema. Entries
are listed alphabetically with indexes available for performers, producers
and directors.
The Macmillan
Film Bibliography -- Ref Z5784. M9 R423 2 vols.
Volume I contains annotated entries for biographies, histories, reference
works, dictionaries, production handbooks and scripts in English published
between 1900-1982. Volume II has author, title and script indexes.
On the Screen:
A Film, Television, and Video Research Guide -- Ref Z5784. M9 F535
Author, title, and subject index to reference books that contain information
on films. Entries are annotated and arranged by categories such as bibliographies,
guides, dictionaries, encyclopedias, periodicals, databases, etc. Also lists
research centers, archives, associations and societies arranged geographically.
American Screenwriters -- Ref PN1998. A2 A585
Contains biographical essays, filmographies, and short bibliographies on over
a hundred of America's best-known screenwriters.
American Screenwriters,
Second Series -- Ref PN1998. A2 A586
Companion volume to the above book. Contains career studies and biographies
of 64 additional screenwriters.
Biographical
Dictionary of Film --Ref PN1998. 2. T55
Contains critical essays on actors, actresses, producers and directors.
Blacks in American
Film and Television -- Ref PN1995. 9. N4 B58
Examines the achievements of blacks in motion pictures and television. Contains
biographies of blacks in the movies, plot synopses, critical commentary on
the movies, and major credits.
Cinema: A Critical
Dictionary -- Ref PN1993. 45. C5 2 vols.
Contains critical essays on the cinema as well as on prominent directors by
scholars and critics.
Close-ups: Intimate
Profiles of Movie Stars by their Co-stars, Directors, Screenwriters and Friends
-- Ref PN2285. C55
Contains essays, interviews, tributes and reminiscences on movie stars. Provides
information on the off-screen lives of 1400 of the cinema's most celebrated
personalities.
A Guide to American
Screenwriters: the Sound Era , 1929-1982-- Ref PN 1998. L24 2 vols.
Presents the complete works of American screenwriters from 1929 through 1982
in alphabetical order.
The Illustrated
Encyclopedia of the World's Great Movie Stars and their Films -- Ref PN1998.
A2 W64
Provides biographies and filmographies of 400 of the most important movie
stars of all times and countries with a listing of their ten best films.
Illustrated Who's
Who of Cinema -- Ref PN1998. A2. I48
Gives brief biographical sketches of movie stars, producers, directors, composers,
and their films. Entries are arranged alphabetically.
The International
Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers -- Ref PN1997. 8. I58
Contains signed essays on over 490 significant films and information on actors,
directors, writers, and producers who have contributed creatively to the industry.
Includes bibliographies, filmographies and black-and-white stills.
Who's Who in
Hollywood, 1900-1976 -- Ref PN1993. A2. C5
Brief entries on performers who are alive and who contribute in some way to
the film industry.
Women in Film;
an International Guide -- Ref PN1995. 9. W6 W657
A guide to women's contributions to film with entries on directors, actresses,
writers, producers, genres, film festivals and more. Includes index of films
and a general index.
The World Almanac
Who's Who of Film -- Ref PN1998. A2 A95
An encyclopedic collection of alphabetically arranged biographies of more
than 2400 movie personalities of the past and present with filmographies.
World Film Directors.
Volume II, 1945-1985 -- Ref PN 1998. 2. W67
An introduction to the works and lives of 400 of the world's best known film
directors to the present. The first volume contains people who were born before
1920 and well launched on their careers before 1945. The second volume includes
more recent figures.
Film Criticism; an Index to critics' Anthologies -- Ref
Z5784. H4
This is an index to essays and articles on reviews of books found in anthologies.
The anthologies selected are those that contain the work of a single critic.
Magill's Cinema
Annual -- Ref PN1993. 3. M34
Contains reviews of selected films from 1981 to the present.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. English Language Films, Second Series-- Ref PN1995. M32 6 vols.
Provides criticism on significant English-language films released between
1927 and 1981.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. Foreign Language Films -- Ref PN1993. 45. M34 8 vols.
Provides critical articles on 700 foreign-language films.
Magill's Survey
of Cinema. Silent Films -- Ref PN1995. 75. M33 3 vols.
Provides critical articles on silent films produced from 1902 to 1936. International
in scope.
The Faber Companion to Foreign Films -- Ref PN1995. 9.
F67
Provides credit information and brief summaries of every classic foreign film.
The Film Encyclopedia
-- Ref PN1993. 45. K34
This is the most comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia on films in English
with more than 7000 entries on film artists, studios, film centers, styles,
genres, schools, organizations, institutions, industry jargon and technical
terms. Includes filmographies.
The Film Handbook
-- Ref PN1998. 2. A64
Covers the world's 200 most popular and influential directors since the beginning
of filmmaking. There is a brief biographical note for each director followed
by information on the impact each has had on the cinema. Films are listed
in chronological order under each entry.
Film: A Reference
Guide -- Ref PN1993. 45 A75
Essays cover American popular films from 1877-1979. Includes bibliographies.
Good source for basic research on American films.
Guide to the
Cinema, 1965-1995 -- Ref PN 1993. 5. U6 C87
Lists movies, actors and artists in alphabetical order. Provides a brief synopsis
of the films as well as short biographical sketches of each person. Includes
filmographies.
Halliwell's Film
Guide -- Ref PN1993. 45. H27
Lists over 18,000 motion picture titles along with their casts, producers,
and date of release. Does not list reviews but a good source to go to if the
date of the film is unknown. Once the date is obtained, it is easy to find
the review.
Halliwell's Filmgoer's
Companion -- Ref PN1993. 45. H3
Contains listings of performers, directors, technicians themes, processes,
and individual films in alphabetical order.
Handbook of American
Film Genres--Ref PN1993. 5. U6 H335
Contains a collection of essays on major American film genres. Each essay
includes filmography.
Images in the
Dark: an Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video -- Ref PN1998. 9.
H55 M87
Provides biographical and critical information on gay directors, writers,
artists, composers, American and British stars who are either gay or lesbian.
Includes filmographies.
International
Motion Picture Almanac -- Ref PN1993. 3. I55 Annual
Includes a variety of information such as industry statistics, awards, who's
who, and various industrial directories.
The Oxford Companion
to Film -- Ref PN1993. 45. O9
Provides basic information on all aspects of the film industry. Good source
to refer to if you need small amounts of information on any film-related topic.
A Title Guide
to the Talkies: a Comprehensive Listing of 16,000 feature-length films from
October 1927 until December 1963 -- Ref PN1998. D55. T6 2 vols.
Lists films alphabetically by title. Gives the name of the distributors, the
year the film was released and the source material from which the film was
created.
VideoHound's
Family Video Guide -- Ref PN1998. V447
This is the most trusted family video guide. Lists more than 400 kid-proof
videos. Lists feature films and specialty children's videos. Provides commentaries
and advisories. Contains sidebars with movie trivia.
Chronicle of the Cinema -- Ref PN1993. 5. A1 C5
This is a comprehensive chronological history of the cinema from its inception
to the present. Includes photographs, movie stills, picture credits, general
index and film index.
A History of
Film -- Ref PN1993. 5. A1 F38
Covers the history of world cinema and contains index of film titles and index
of proper names in addition to a general index. Includes bibliography.
History of the
American Cinema -- Ref PN1993. 5. U6 H55 6 volumes
A lavishly illustrated set, it describes the history and development of the
cinema and its various genres.
The Illustrated
History of the American Cinema -- Ref PN1993. 5. U6 H55
Contains a pictorial history of the birth and evolution of the motion picture
industry.
The Oxford History
of World Cinema -- Ref PN1993. 5. A1 O96
This book traces the history of the cinema covering all aspects of its development,
the movie stars, studios, and the cultural impact of films on society.
World Cinema
since 1945 -- Ref PN1993. 5. A1 W67
Surveys the significant developments in the major national or regional cinemas
since the end of World War II.
Databases
The following databases contain a wealth of information on literary figures and their works:
American Film Scripts Online (AFSO) is an ongoing project to digitize and thoroughly index 1,000 film scripts.
Digital Dissertations
Digital Dissertations provides more than 2 million entries to doctoral dissertations and masters' theses. More than 600,000 are available in native or PDF formats for immediate free download. Coverage 1861-current.
Encyclopaedia
Britannica
The electronic equivalent of the print encyclopedia with internet links.
Essay
and General Literature Index
An index to essays that appear in collections focusing on the social sciences
and the humanities.
Expanded
Academic Index (ASAP)
Periodicals covering all academic concentrations.
Gale's
Literature Resource Center
Full-text author biographies, critical essays, and more drawn from several
Gale resources, including Contemporary Authors, the Dictionary of Literary
Biography and the Literary Criticism sets.
GenderWatch
This is a full-text collection of international journals, magazines, newsletters,
regional publications, special reports and conference proceedings devoted
to women's and gender issues. Information on women authors and their books
can be found here.
JSTOR
Full-text access to back issues of scholarly journals in all fields.
Lexis/Nexis
Academic Universe
Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe is a full-text database that has several subject
categories. Under "Biographical Information", you can find information on
actors, directors and producers.
LION
(Literature Online)
LION is a fully searchable library of more than 350,000 works of English and
American poetry, drama and prose, 136 full-text literature journals, and other
key criticism and reference resources.
MLA
International Bibliography
This is the primary database for literary research and indexes scholarly articles
in literary journals, books and dissertations. Covers literature, language,
linguistics and folklore. Check CONSULS to see if we own the publication cited.
New
York Times Historical Archives
Contains the full-text of New York Times from 1851-to 2001 (rolling window).
Project
Muse
Contains full text of scholarly journals in the humanities, social sciences
and mathematics.
Wilson
Select Plus
Indexes/abstracts articles in the humanities, including philosophy, folklore,
linguistics, archeology, film, religion, and literature. Includes film and
book reviews.
Indexes
Indexes provide bibliographic citations to articles in books, magazines, journals, and newspapers. A bibliographic citation consists of author, title of article, title of periodical, volume, page and date. Once you get the citation, check CONSULS to see if we have the publication that is cited in the index.Biography and Genealogy Master Index -- Ref Z5305.U5 B87
Includes biographical sketches that have been published in current and retrospective biographical dictionaries. Good place to start if nothing other than the person's name is known.Biography index -- Ref Z5301. B5
Indexes biographical material in books and journals. Includes references to obituaries, collections of letters, diaries, memoirs and bibliographies.Essay and General Literature Index -- Ref AI13. E752
An index to chapters in books and essays in collections.Film Literature Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Author-Subject periodical index to the international literature of film.Humanities Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Index articles that appear in English language journals. Reviews of films appear under the heading "Moving Picture Reviews -- Single Works".New York Times Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
Indexes articles that appear in the New York Times. Gives extensive reviews of films under the heading "Motion pictures". We have the newspaper on microfilm from 1851 on.Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature -- Index Section, Main Floor
An index to general interest periodicals. Articles on films are indexed under the heading "Motion Pictures". Reviews of individual films are indexed under the heading "Motion Picture Reviews - Single Works".Social Sciences Index -- Index Section, Main Floor
This is an index to journal articles covering topics in the social sciences. Articles on films are found under the subject heading "Moving Pictures".
Web Sites
Winnie ShyamALA Film Resources on the Web http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues2005/september05/filmresources.htm
Brit Movies
http://www.britmovies.co.uk/Cinema Sites
http://www.cinema-sites.comDocumentary Films
http://www.documentaryfilms.net/filmsites.htmThe Internet Movie Database
http://www.imdb.com/Internet Resources for Film and Television
http://www.library.ucsb.edu/subjects/film/filmres.htmlMovieWeb
http://www.movieweb.com/MRQE Movie Review Query Engine
http://www.mrqe.com/Silent Era
http://www.silentera.com/Yahoo: Movies and Films
http://dir.yahoo.com/Entertainment/Movies_and_Film/
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